document.write( "Question 1122004: Maggie's brother is 3 years younger than twice her age. The sum of their ages is 24. How old is Maggie. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the Maggie age.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the brother's age is (2x-3) years.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The condition says\r\n" );
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document.write( "x + (2x-3) = 24,    or\r\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2x - 3 = 24,\r\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 24 + 3,\r\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 27,\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 27/3 = 9.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  Maggie is 9 years old.\r\n" );
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